Fighting games! Castlevania! Crawling over monsters in Dragon's Dogma 2! That pretty much covers all of human endeavors, really.

What We're Playing

01:06 Mark: Dead or Alive 6 (Koei Tecmo, 2019)

04:38 Mark: Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. (Sega AM2, 2025)

13:08 Caitlin: Void Crew (Hutlihut Games,, 2024)

24:16 GOOF: Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow (Konami, 2003)

25:51 Feature Game: Dragon's Dogma II (Capcom, 2025)

SHOUT

1:01:34 Caitlin abandons all hope and optimism

1:01:36 Mark: Avowed (Obsidian)

Lots of talk of anime, cats, and anime-related cats this week! We take the Little Kitty to the Big City after we shoot so many things in Gunstar Heroes.

What We're Playing

01:53 Mark: Blade Chimera (Team Ladybug, 2025)

09:21 Caitlin: Inkbound (Shiny Shoe, 2024)

18:07 GOOF: Gunstar Heroes (Treasure, 1993)

25:51 Feature Game: Little Kitty, Big City (Double Dagger Studios, 2024)

SHOUT

50:40 Caitlin: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Sandfall Interactive)

53:04 Mark: Eternal Strands (Yellow Brick Studios)

We talk about early indie darling Hyper Light Drifter, as well as Secret of Evermore from Caitlin's childhood. More light Sluggish Heavy Drifter, amirite?

What We're Playing

00:56 Caitlin: Metaphor: ReFantazio (Atlus, 2024)

09:40 Mark: 20 Minutes till Dawn (flanne, 2023)

16:38 Mark: Rayman Legends (Ubisoft, 2013)

22:18 GOOF: Secret of Evermore (Square, 1995)

35:05 Feature Game: Hyper Light Drifter (Heart Machine, 2016)

SHOUT

53:33 Caitlin: Stage Fright (Ghost Town Games)

55:08 Mark: Valkyrie Squad: Siege Breakers (Digital Crafters)

Having been emancipated from duties to the Veilguard, we return to Metaphor: ReFantazio. We also headbutt Caitlin's childhood with Bonk's Adventure.

What We're Playing

00:57 Mark: [REDACTED] (Striking Distance Studios, 2024)

04:30 Mark: Gain Ground (Sega, 1988, 1991, and 1992)

12:22 Caitlin: Helldivers 2 (Arrowhead, 2024)

14:38 Caitlin: Fae Farm (Phoenix Labs, 2023)

19:34 GOOF: Bonk's Aventure (Atlus, 1989)

33:31 Feature Game: Metaphor: ReFantazio (Atlus, 2024)

SHOUT

57:38 Caitlin: Dave the Diver: In the Jungle (MINTROCKET)

58:46 Mark: MagicX 3:2 clamshell handheld

Yet another unintentional theme this week, as we discuss troubled law enforcement officers in both Die Hard Trilogy for the good ol' PSX as well as Disco Elysium.

What We're Playing

02:00 Caitlin: Fae Farm (Phoenix Labs, 2023)

11:35 Mark: [REDACTED] (Striking Distance Studios, 2024)

21:36 GOOF: Die Hard Trilogy (Probe Entertainment, 1996)

38:04 Feature Game: Disco Elysium (ZA/UM, 2019)

SHOUT

1:05:59 Caitlin: The Outer Worlds 2 (Obsidian)

1:06:57 Mark: Double Dragon Revive (Yuke's)

We explore corrupt afterlife schemes with Grim Fandango and To the Moon! Where's a principled psychopomp when you need one?

What We're Playing

00:59 Mark: Dragon Age: The Veilguard (BioWare, 2024)

05:25 Mark: Crypt Custodian (Kyle Thompson, 2024)

13:23 Caitlin: Infinity Nikki (Papergames, 2024)

22:15 GOOF: Grim Fandango (LucasArts, 1998) and its Remaster (Double Fine, 2015)

36:18 Feature Game: To the Moon (Freebird, 2011)

1:01:15 Spoilers Begin

1:22:02 Spoilers End

SHOUT

1:22:30 Caitlin: Split Fiction (Hazelight Studios)

1:23:36 Mark: OnexPlayer G1 and OnexSugar (OneNotebook)

Green Hat Adventure Boy returns for Ocarina of Time, this time with 100% more horse. Mark continues to get his Rogue-lite on with Ravenswatch.

What We're Playing

01:15 Caitlin: Factorio (Wube Software, 2020)

10:55 Mark: Dead Cells (Evil Empire and Motion Twin, 2018)

19:30 GOOF: The Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time (Nintendo EAD, 1998)

35:27 Feature Game: Ravenswatch (Passtech, 2024)

SHOUT

52:58 Caitlin: Dispatch (AdHoc Studio)

54:38 Mark: The King of Fighters XIII: Global Match (SNK)

We wade into a genuine retro gaming controversy. Two Aladdins enter, one Aladdin leaves! Caitlin is thrown into the deep end for her first roguelike Caves of Qud, and in a sad continuation of recent AMDFAD trends, the tutorial is lacking.

What We're Playing

01:20 Mark: Ruiner (Reikon, 2017)

09:26 Caitlin: Uncle Chop's Rocket Shop (Beard Envy, 2024)

21:30 GOOF: Aladdin (Virgin Interactive, 1993) and Aladdin (Capcom, 1993)

37:53 Feature Game: Caves of Qud (Freehold Games, 2024)

Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup: https://crawl.develz.org/

SHOUT

1:01:40 Caitlin: The Witcher 4 (CD Projekt Red)

1:04:07 Mark: Rabbit & Steel DLC (mino_dev)